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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

I've got three maths question...? & i need solution of all...!! plz...!?

a^6 - 9a^3 + 8

8x^6 + 7x^3 - 1

x^3 - x - 2y + 8y^3

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    Hello.

    I don't know how to answer your question, because these are just expressions, not equations. There's nothing to solve.

    Source(s): opo
  • 9 years ago

    a^6 - 9a^3 + 8 = [a^3]^2 - 9[a^3] + 8

    That's a quadratic in the "variable" [a^3]. Factor to get:

    = ([a^3] - 1)([a^3] - 8)

    That's a difference of cubes in each factor, so use x^3 - y^3 = (x - y)(x^2 + xy + y^2)

    = (a^3 - 1^3)(a^3 - 2^3)

    = [(a - 1)(a^2 + a + 1)] [(a - 2)(a^2 + 2x + 4)

    Those quadratic terms don't factor (use the discriminant test) so that's it. Simplify to taste.

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    8x^6 + 7x^3 - 1 ... do the same thing with [x^3]

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    x^3 - x - 2y + 8y^3 .... This is tricker.

    The easiest way I see is to factor just the sum of cubes and get lucky.

    x^3 + 8y^3 = x^3 + (2y)^3 = (x + 2y)(x^2 - 2xy + 4y^2) .... applying the sum of cubes formula

    x^3 + 8y^3 - x - 2y = (x + 2y)(x^2 - 2xy + 4y^2) - x - 2y .... add -x - 2y to both sides

    = (x + 2y)(x^2 - 2xy + 4y^2) - (x + 2y) .... factor out -1 in the two right terms

    This is the lucky part. There's a common factor of (x + 2y) to factor out:

    = (x + 2y)(x^2 - 2xy + 4y^2 - 1)

    I think that's as good as you get.

  • 9 years ago

    you cannot solve an expression. It must be an equation or an inequality

    i will assume though that the questions are = 0

    a^6 - 9a^3 + 8 = 0

    let a^3 = b

    b^2 - 9b + 8 = 0

    find two numbers that multiplies to give 8 and adds to give -9

    the numbers are -1 and -8

    (b -1) ( b -8)

    b = 1 or b = 8

    but we know that b = a^3

    a^3 = 1 and a^ 3 = 8

    solving

    a = 1 or a = 2

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    a^6 - 9a^3 + 8 =

    (a^3 - 8)(a^3 - 1) =

    (a - 2)(a^2 + 2a + 4)(a - 1)(a^2 + a + 1)

    8x^6 + 7x^3 - 1 =

    (8x^3 - 1)(x^3 + 1) =

    (2x - 1)(4x^2 + 2x + 1)(x + 1)(x^2 - x + 1)

    x^3 - x - 2y + 8y^3 =

    x(x^2 - 1) - 2y(1 - y^2) =

    x(x^2 - 1) + 2y(4y^2 - 1) =

    x(x + 1)(x - 1) + 2y(2y + 1)(2y - 1)

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